One of the first pieces I ever acquired when I started collecting about 15 yrs. ago was a vintage Longines Conquest similar to the one pictured here. I really adored everything about it, from the art deco indices to the racetrack dial to the lovely fi…
Continue readingAny info. on “Longchamps” vintage?
Just for clarification, this is not “Longchamp,” the French luxury designers whose symbol is a racehorse, but “Longchamps.” I know it’s a Swiss brand, and their symbol is an L cradling a smaller C inside. I think they might have had a relationship with Breitling (according to Microlisk).
Continue readingCaravelle (Bulova) Sea Hunter 666 “Devil Diver,” 1966
On offer from my personal collection is a gorgeous Caravelle (Bulova) Sea Hunter (aka "the Devil Diver"), from 1966. This model was first produced in 1965-6, and retains the classic dauphine hands configuration (in later models, these were r…
Continue readingShow me your Squales!
New acquisition here. Really enjoying the "Halloween" bezel, big crown, trapezoid cardinal indices, red highlights, square lumes, and chunky, asymmetrical case. These came in a bewildering variety of colours, brands, and sweep hand variatio…
Continue readingTwo Old Souls (ebay seller) contact?
Does anyone have an email or other contact for the ebay seller Two Old Souls? I’ve been trying to get in touch with them about a watch, but not getting any joy through the Ebay messaging system <shrug>.
Continue readingOmega Watch Forum – Technos Sky Light (Poor Man’s Constellation)
There’s a lot to like about this one, imho:
the pie-pan dial, the dauphine hands, the steel furniture w/onyx inserts, the all-steel case w/angled lugs, hexagonal case-back with medallion . . . and it even has the original mineral-glass crystal! Inside is a Technos-signed ETA 2522, which is keeping excellent time. Now don’t get me wrong, I love my Connies, but this was 1/10th the price and it seems well more than 1/10th the watch!
Continue readingthe pie-pan dial, the dauphine hands, the steel furniture w/onyx inserts, the all-steel case w/angled lugs, hexagonal case-back with medallion . . . and it even has the original mineral-glass crystal! Inside is a Technos-signed ETA 2522, which is keeping excellent time. Now don’t get me wrong, I love my Connies, but this was 1/10th the price and it seems well more than 1/10th the watch!
Westclox Panda “All Sports” Chrono, all steel, val. 7733, w/original bracelet
On offer from my personal collection is a lovely Westclox "All Sports" diving chronograph. The piece dates to approx. 1968/69. Westclox was a contemporary of Hamilton, and also imported Swiss watches that it then distributed under its own US…
Continue readingCustomized watch cabinet
As what is almost certainly my best holiday gift ever, my partner sourced a mid-century dresser, restored it, and customized it into a watch-cabinet and workstation. This involved the usual sanding and re-staining, along with laboriously cleaning the brass pulls (which were black as pitch on arrival_, installing a massive removable watch tray for the collection, and, as a final touch, sourcing vintage jeweler’s trays for the top drawers. And all this was done by someone with no experience…
Continue readingBWC-Swiss Chronograph, Valjoux 7733, c. 1969
Gorgeous BWC (Buttes Watch Company) chronograph from the 1960s. All steel. All original.
Keeps good time and all chronograph functions work perfectly. Sweep resets exactly to zero.
Fantastic, flawless blue dial with white outer tachymetre track.
Raised steel subdial rims.
All original including crown and crystal.
Continue readingKeeps good time and all chronograph functions work perfectly. Sweep resets exactly to zero.
Fantastic, flawless blue dial with white outer tachymetre track.
Raised steel subdial rims.
All original including crown and crystal.
37mm w/o crown
Valjoux 7733 inside
Comes on a plain black or brown strap.
BWC’s are rapidly becoming quite collectible, and a quick scan on Ebay or C24 will attest to this…
The Comprehensive Singer Dial thread
I've developed an interest in Singer, the famed dial designer and manufacturer responsible for the Paul Newman Daytona (https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/singer-dial-manufactuer-paul-newman.html). Singer, in case you're unfami…
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